Small fleet
137 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BIG STAR CRUDE CO
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Small fleet
137 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
10.9 yr
Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2186770) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 132 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 123 vehicle-level and 132 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 137 power units and 170 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2186770, and its motor carrier number is MC-759160.
As of Jul 18, 2026, BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 21.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 157 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 137 power units and 170 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BIG STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.
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132 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
125 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 14
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2020 → Mar 2025 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2014 → Apr 2020 | $1M | 12 |
| AMERICAN SAFETY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2013 → Apr 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN SAFETY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2012 → Apr 2012 | $1M | 2 |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE | Apr 2011 → Apr 2012 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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